{{short description|Bulgarian chess player (born 1955)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Pavlina Chilingirova | image = | caption = | country = {{BUL}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|10|22|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | title = Woman International Master (1982) | peakrating =2305 (January 1994) | FideID = 2902214 <!-- automatically displays current rating if 2400+ --> }}

'''Pavlina Chilingirova''' ({{langx|bg|Павлина Чилингирова}}, also '''Pavlina Angelova''' ({{langx|bg|Павлина Ангелова}}); born 22 October 1955) is a Bulgarian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1982). She is a Bulgarian Women Chess Champion (1993).

==Biography== In the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the leading Bulgarian women's chess players. Chilingirova has participated in many Bulgarian women's chess championships where she won gold (1993), 2 silver (1981, 2007) and 6 bronzes (1980, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2006) medals. Several times she played in the Women's World Chess Championships zonal tournaments (1981, 1987, 1993, 1995). In 1988, Chilingirova won Dortmund international women's tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Dortmund-A_(Women)_1988|title=Dortmund-A (Women) 1988|website=365Chess.com}}</ref> In 2007, she won Open Women Bulgarian Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=9545|title=Open Women Bulgarian Championship 2007|website=ratings.FIDE.com|access-date=2018-02-01|archive-date=2018-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193003/http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=9545|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Chilingirova played for Bulgaria in the Women's Chess Olympiads:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/m24w24ql.html|title=Women's Chess Olympiads :: Pavlina Chilingirova|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=OlimpBase.org}}</ref> * In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+1, =4, -1), * In 1982, at first reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+5, =2, -3), * In 1984, at third board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =7, -0) and won team silver medal, * In 1986, at third board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+6, =2, -2), * In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+4, =2, -4), * In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+5, =4, -1), * In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+6, =1, -4), * In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+2, =1, -4).

She played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/m24w24ql.html|title=European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Pavlina Chilingirova|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=OlimpBase.org}}</ref> * In 1992, at fourth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+1, =0, -2), * In 2007, at first reserve board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+5, =1, -1) and won individual silver medal.

In 1982, Chilingirova was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FIDE}} * {{Chessgames player|25493}} * {{365Chess.com player|Pavlina_Chilingirova}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chilingirova, Pavlina}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian female chess players Category:Bulgarian chess players Category:Chess Woman International Masters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors